I Bought The Cheapest MicroCenter Gaming PC With A Graphics Card...

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[@dapz]

Homie if you need any more of that good stuff smuggled over the border, just hit me up again

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Did Dawid pay you in quality healthcare products? Would seem like a good trade. 💊

[@Razor-gx2dq]

@@benjaminoechsli1941 lol

[@ninjabreadroll8563]

dap moment

[@macking104]

gonna meet him in the vineyard just south of Avenue 0? he just needs to pull off the road and open the door and you could bungee computer to door and not enter Canada...

[@First-Name_Last-Name]

The -Silk- Silicon Road

[@fuzzyface4515]

Dawid offering to punish us and flexes his prebuilts dual channel RAM. The only thing this video is missing is some LINOOOOOOOOOOODE

[@psitticosaurus6190]

*linoooooowde*

[@natepeters6539]

I got an ad for Dawn Platinum before this vid, but in my head it was DAWN PLATS

[@vedantagrawal9530]

If Dawid doesn't talk about Linoooooode then the comments section does. At this point they should just become a channel partner.

[@aprilnelson9044]

And the 70's porno soundtrack :)

[@rorx1]

@@aprilnelson9044 yes

[@Tinman598]

My wife has banned me from Microcenter. I went for a graphics card. Came home with the card, laptop, and all the parts to build a file server.

[@MikhaelAhava]

Rip.

[@HalfbreedTrini]

@@MikhaelAhava him or the wife?😰

[@JaketheMotorhead]

@@HalfbreedTrini Yes.

[@wigglemaster5202]

[@wigglemaster5202]

[@illusoryrangifer3828]

Former employee here! I briefly cashiered for them between other jobs several years back, and got a peek into their employee pricing, which implied some things about supply costs and margins. Powerspec desktops aren’t a loss-leader… but not by much. My speculation as to why they’re only available in store is because they want to create a reason for you to come into the store, hopefully buy some other stuff that has better margins while you’re there, then like that the prebuilt they sold you wasn’t garbage tier and build some customer loyalty and word of mouth. Selling online I imagine the attach rate is much lower, plus they’d be on the hook for a lot more shipping back and forth on returns and warranties. As much as people who don’t live near a Microcenter wish they shipped… I don’t think they can do that and keep those prices without losing money.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

I'm planning on applying there for the PC technician position, what is the work environment like, at least in your experience.

[@Rephyc]

@@Razor-gx2dq Depending on the store it varies drastically but that can be said about any job, worked in BYOPC in one of the NY locations and honestly i loved working there. environment was very welcoming and the coworkers i had all got along and helped/ spoke to one another whenever they had a chance. as for the Tech side of it I'm not too sure as they were in their own section of the store and we didn't interact with them much other than getting them parts occasionally

[@subbookkeeper]

I think they just avoid shipping because it involves damages and warranty problems and shipping costs are quite substantial too.

[@elchunkacabra1450]

@@subbookkeeper also because of the whole gpu fiasco for awhile. they had the raffle system but you could bypass that if you bought a complete pc. in store only to prevent bots

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Those are valid points. I can imagine once you start selling them online the volume also goes way up and then it becomes harder to properly do quality control and support.

[@Anonymiter]

ESET is actually a pretty legit antivirus option (at least when I looked into it a few years ago). As a business selling PCs to your average consumer, bundling antivirus is kind of a catch 22. You're gunna get blamed if you don't sell them one and anger others if you even try. I really appreciate the initial prompt asking to install or remove, as it's a really nice compromise between the two options. But I give Micro Center props for picking something other than McAffee or Norton. Most OEMs preload those after getting paid upfront fees or kickbacks and couldn't care less how it impacts the actual customer. I doubt Micro Center gets more than a referral bonus when users sign up for their preloaded ESET option, if that.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

ESET used to be the best anti-virus that money could get. I haven't read more about that now, but I still expect them to be good.

[@ronniekregar3482]

@@MJ-uk6lu bit defender

[@whydoihavetodothisannoying]

Windows defender isn't worse than any of those options and it's on by default, less intrusive and uses less resources compared to something running on top. No good reason to ship ANY AV with windows these days.

[@feron450]

I use to use Eset it was a great av used very little resources. But once the windows defender became not useless I just use that now.

[@joshuachristiansen2626]

I had ESET for a while back I actually used antivirus software. Best antivirus I have ever used. Not intrusive and really quite good. I expect they are the same today as they were a few yesrs ago

[@justsumguy2u]

Could this possibly be the best pre-built gaming rig for $1,000 and under that you've tested so far? It's pretty decent, I'm impressed

[@brando3342]

@justsomeguytoyou Do you know whether Dawid meant 900 Canadian or 900 USD?

[@Mr_Trump]

@@brando3342 USD most likely

[@brando3342]

@@konga382 Gotcha, thanks!

[@brando3342]

@@Mr_Trump Thanks 👌

[@tehnative9779]

@@brando3342 Its in USD and its an in store only deal

[@konrad999999]

Recently got a power spec psu but the lian li case I put it in was choking the air fan intake and causing it to be very loud. Microcenter customer service called me directly after I left a bad review due to the power spec fan running loud and they replace it with a different brand (more expensive) at no charge. Microcenter is really an awesome place

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s awesome to hear! Customer service like that goes a long way to making a better user experience.

[@liviuganea4108]

That's only if you live in Murica. For us poor folks that don't want to get hospital or school shot, we don't get that choice.

[@LaZd-]

@@liviuganea4108 Nice meme.

[@MakHash420]

Great video. I guess i am blessed enough to live near a microcenter, 10 minute drive from my place. Bought all the components last month and built my first ever pc by myself, took me few hours, i followed all the manuals that came with and watched just 1 video when it came to cable clean up for idea. Good luck in your pc build or pc buying.

[@peaheaduk]

Impressive little PC really when you compare it to some off the other PC,s you have reviewed.👍

[@wakcedout]

Might have to see if the microcenters near me have any in stock.

[@Direwoof]

Ye it's not much worse then teh pc I built myself for 1100, I have a h670 TUF a 16gb ram rtx 3060 ti and a i5 12400f.

[@jay_Jalapeno]

PowerSpec prebuilts are very well priced usually

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

For sure! It’s so much better than the average prebuilt.

[@kz6713]

I got it because im on a budget

[@darthwiizius]

I think that PSU is probably OK, it outputs the full 650W on the 12V rail alone which is always a good sign.

[@digitalis2977]

PowerSpec PSUs haven't been proven to be bad...they just haven't been proven to be good yet.

[@spankbuda5760]

After years of Micro Center selling their in house Inland and Powerspec products no one have had any complaints about them.

[@Ryan93.]

They're actually pretty decent little units in my experience.

[@slayerprayer8416]

Well they are pretty low end, but not the worst i suppose

[@aleksazunjic9672]

More than enough for this CPU + GPU combo .

[@TekMerc]

I've been watching your videos, and videos on other tech channels, about pre-builts for a long while now and this one seems objectively adequate for once. Good job MicroCenter.

[@SpyceySalad]

I got a powerspec back in 2018 and it's great. Nothing proprietary, everything is off the shelf. Had dual channel memory on a pretty nice motherboard.. they did a great job with cable management too.

[@pascaldifolco4611]

The intro is glorious !! 😂 The prebuilt is very nice indeed !

[@KyrenDinh]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone give a negative review to a microcenter pre-built. They're just solid

[@raven4k998]

op or setting the bar higher then the competition?

[@RE4PER]

@@raven4k998 A little of both :P

[@raven4k998]

@@RE4PER yeah shame hp and dell won't copy that but that's why their pc's suck balls

[@monkeydmayhem8985]

Most of the components they use are powerspec and micro center brand so it’s under warranty, according to what their sales associate told me

[@KyrenDinh]

I don't think they actually have very many components under their Powerspec name. Just the mouse, keyboard, power supply, wifi antennae, maybe thermal paste, and I think that's it. Everything else you're getting in their prebuilt is brand name, made by someone else

[@Beru4life]

I was one of the few lucky one's to get a 3080 on launch thanks to living near not 1 but 2 Microcenters. I also paired that gpu with a 850w Powerspec psu and 2 years later and a bunch of gaming on it and it is still running good. Amazing review Dawid! Keep up the great work!

[@Anzrul]

I'm driving distance from two Microcenters and have been building systems for myself and friends since 2016. I've used PowerSpec PSUs in everything from entry-level to overclocked high-end and everything in between. I've never had an issue out of any of them and the first 650w bronze unit I got back in 2016 is still kicking in an R5 2600X/1050ti unit I gave to one of my friends. From my experience they are pretty well built.

[@ChristopherWolfftickytong]

Thanks for covering this. I'm getting old and the thought of doing another build just tires me out so it's good to know I can buy a semi decent system from the microcenter in town

[@SchoolforHackers]

Oh you lucky devil. Nothing comparable for 400 miles in any direction here.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

@@SchoolforHackers oooof

[@CalanReichel]

Literally just picked this up this week for a coworker's work station! For the price it is crazy

[@DtEarth1]

Thanks for the vid. I really like that you change up the coolers on these PC's. I think it something a regular person would do.

[@Obie327]

Nice Pre build from Micro Center! Add a rear exhaust fan and ready for the hot summer gaming! Thanks for the video Dawid!

[@PolecanePC]

Dawid your intro's are getting better and better, somehow I now crave an narrated story of long lost mini PC who went to conquer the world and never came back lol

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Haha!! A story like that would be pretty awesome.

[@MicahGreen]

Back when finding a GPU on the shelf was unheard of, I bought a powerspec instead of building a new machine. Haven't regretted it one bit. Mine has an i7 with an evga 3070. Only thing I have replaced is the ram, that's only because I doubled the amount and couldn't find matching sticks of what came in it.

[@ccramit]

Same with me, except mine was a Ryzen 7 3700x. Even came with 32gb of RAM. It was the only thing I could find with a 3070 that was under $2,000 that didnt use bottom of the barrel components in the rest of the system. It's much cheaper nowadays, but then I would have had to wait over a year to to get a new PC.

[@lionsden9945]

​@@ccramit I just got one today so I can play squad and hell let loose I hope it was worth the price.

[@loganricherson3749]

The thing about having matched sticks of ram is rarely an issue nowadays. As long as they're the same frequency, you're probably fine

[@MicahGreen]

@@loganricherson3749 didn't want to look inside the case, which has a glass side panel and see non matching sticks.

[@loganricherson3749]

@@MicahGreen that's fair

[@Harry11x]

damn thats like my dream yt and stream pc would do that all to well lol. good vid as always and this one isnt nearly as close to death as the pre-builts usually are. very nice find

[@paulhuhtala4541]

My very first PC was a Microcenter "PowerSpec" from 1994. It was awesome back then and they are still awesome today. I love microcenter.

[@steverussell7005]

I got a microcenter 5600g prebuilt during the gpu gouging shortage and later put a 6700xt in it. Love it.

[@50H3i1]

Only downside to 5600G was the " pcie 3.0 only" thing . So maximum speed ssd gonna be samsung 970 Evo plus . But yeah having microcenter in your country is a blessing

[@steverussell7005]

@@50H3i1 Yeah it's not great and I could get a cheap pcie4 capable chip to replace it if it really becomes a bottleneck I guess. I just do 1080p gaming tho.

[@50H3i1]

@@steverussell7005 yeah last summer I was facing a choice to build a 5600G pc . Or buy a Series X for the same price so I went with the xbox to wait for AM5 platform

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s awesome! I’m glad you found a way to get your hands on a new PC.

[@C.Milstone]

I’ve used powerspec power supplies in a couple of my builds and a couple I’ve built for people it seems to hold up honestly so far no problems 🎉

[@jeffclagg]

Same here. My current one is a 550 watt and I've had it almost a year and I've had no problems at all.

[@C.Milstone]

@@jeffclagg nice I usually go for the 650 watts with gold no problems so far with a 3060 and rx 6600 might try a 3070

[@adameckert8542]

Same here. Last 2 builds both have PowerSpec power supplies in them.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Thanks for that -

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s good to hear. I reached out to them asking who the OEM is. Will relay info once I get it. 👍

[@nadtz]

I'm in Chicago and I recommended those a ton to people when the whole "work from home OMG I want/need a new PC" thing hit during the pandemic, one of the few prebuilts I'd recommend and they were actually sold out for a while which I don't think I've seen before. It's nice having Microcenter close for when I need something same day.

[@dapz]

I actually got this from the chicago microcenter, there seems to be plenty of em now

[@SN3Gaming_]

I'm blessed with living between two Microcenters (Rockville, MD and Fairfax, VA locations) and I almost went with a Powerspec for my pre-build PC, but instead I went with CLX who had more custom options. Though I did but all of my parts for my other build from Microcenter. It's my happy place lol

[@Eireeth]

A tip for some people who maybe dont want to spend 20-30 dollars for a new cooler. Undervolt your cpu, try a offset in the bios between minus 0,075V-0,125V or minus 75mv-125mv that should give you 10-20% less power consumption, that means less heat, with the same performance.

[@BrandanFischer]

This! I always tell people to do this on their GPUs and CPUs. It not only drops power draw and temperatures, it expands the lifespan of your parts and shouldn't be overlooked!

[@Eireeth]

@@BrandanFischer I agree, in my opinion it makes much more sense than overclocking, because there isn´t much headroom these days.

[@BrandanFischer]

@@Eireeth Right. Performance increases are negligible the more we progress. I always make sure to undervolt to bring my temps down substantially

[@Spankmepink]

No need to, temps are fine out of the box.

[@BrandanFischer]

@@Spankmepink It's more than about temps, it's about efficiency and prolonging the lifespan of your CPU.

[@zaklevy7481]

Come for the interesting tech stay for the metaphors, lol they just get better every video love it

[@Turbo614]

My local micro center is my favorite place to hang out. I'm pleased to see they did so well here, and I'm not surprised tbh.

[@Orginal_Sinner]

About a year ago i purchased a powerspec G900 from microcenter. No regrets at all! I've upgraded it since then. Good video new sub

[@thelocalcoma]

Dawid dissapoints once again. I've been throwing keyboards and mice into the ocean for hours and all I have is a Dell branded aqueduct. I was looking forward to the visit 😕

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

There has been so much punishing that I’ve had to do, that it’s been really hard to keep up. Sorry to keep you waiting. 😞

[@thelocalcoma]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff All good, I appreciate the update. Let me know next time you come to Texas and I'll try to meet you at the Dellqueduct

[@heksheep2502]

I bought a prebuilt from Microcenter almost two years ago. The only upgrade I've put into it (besides storage) is swapping the RX 580 with a 3060 Ti. It is an absolute monster of a system that I only spent about $1k USD on. My pride and joy, Microcenter is highkey incredible.

[@frankytanky5076]

Man you have no idea how jelly people are in other countries. Best Buy has the worst shit ever in Compaq.

[@erichkohl9317]

My last two PCs came from Micro Center. First was a custom build, and now I have one of the PowerSpecs. Very happy with them. Looks like the same case too; I can confirm that the CPU cooler they put in the system is only separated from the glass door by the width of a human hair.

[@accordracin96]

Nice video as always! I have 3 friends that have PowerSpec PC's and they love them! Glad we are only 15-20 minutes away from one.

[@DryadMachine]

Was shocked when you said that the card is an RX 6600, I thought it was something larger like a 3080 because of how much it filled the case. It's sometimes quite hard to get a sense of scale from videos.

[@IcebergTech]

OT question, hope you don't mind: you're one of the relatively few people I sub to who mix regular videos and shorts, how are they working out for you? Do you find they have a benefit to the channel as a whole, or do you just enjoy making them and don't worry about whether or not they attract more viewers?

[@GoogleAccount-tt5yx]

pffftt weird question dude. enjoy the content, stop asking so much

[@fajaradi1223]

@@GoogleAccount-tt5yx You should watch his videos. He makes some nice hardware review too.

[@dannybrennan31]

@@GoogleAccount-tt5yx just watch the video and don't reply to comments that have nothing to do with you

[@auntiepha8343]

@@GoogleAccount-tt5yx👍Iceberg Tech 👍is an awesome KZbin channel, easy Tiger!😃

[@skashax777x]

Dude you need to watch the spiffing Brit, he has vids on games by the YT algorithm

[@COSMOKRAT_616]

Ive been talking up powerspec prebuilds for a long time. Bought a $850 system 2 years ago with a power color rx5700 and a r53600 b450m/ac and it rocked every game i needed it to. Ive since upgraded the case, gpu and psu but thats the best part. They use off the shelf parts and warranty the systems themselves. Great systems for into enthusiasts amd fully upgradeable. Best pre-builds on the market in a variety of teirs. Love micro center.

[@mattbosley3531]

Yes, if you bought one from Micro Center I would recommend opening it and checking the ports before you left the parking lot. That way if they were misaligned you could take it back into the store and have them fix it. I know, a lot of people on this channel could fix it themselves but Micro Center would do it at no charge so why not let them. I've always been a fan of MC. Lived just a couple of blocks from the one in Tustin, CA for years.

[@phoenixyt124]

This $1000 pre built with a 6600 is SUCH great value. Damn.

[@startedtech]

My friend and I picked out a Powerspec PC for his younger brother last year after his GTX 970 exploded, it's pretty good. He had to get the AIO replaced after a few weeks (can't remember why) but they replaced it with a higher end one, and for some reason replaced his CPU for 'heat damage'. They even gave him back the old CPU so my friend used that for a new build. Microcenter's in-store service is great, wish more people had access.

[@raghavagnihotri21]

exploded?

[@startedtech]

@@raghavagnihotri21 Yeah, some mosfets or something literally exploded lol.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

probably sound. Most people just grab an AIO for yes the better performance, but noticeably quieter operation.

[@davehohacks]

9:01 Use of the word "quietens". Much appreciated.

[@jayaniceday3602]

Wow that PC looks pretty nice, especially with that Noctua in there. Thanks for the great vid!

[@frostilver]

This is legitimately one of the fewer videos Dawid has said kind words to a brand 🤯

[@mikep9418]

Can't agree more with regards to Intel's stock cooler. I had to swap mine out on my 12600 ASAP. Great video as always by the way. 😊

[@TKIvanov]

I got a custom PC with an i3 2125 back in 2012. Budget was low and it was an i3 so the stock cooler is what I went with. I remember being so frustrated with it when I game (IIRC sometimes even when browsing internet sites), ESPECIALLY in the summer. I dealt with that for about two years and finally got a DeepCool GAMMAXX 400 - was such a relief. Ever since then I have religiously not used a stock cooler.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@TKIvanov the amd stock coolers are the only ones ill use. they arent that loud on a 4 core 8 thread chip.

[@mikep9418]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe I find the AMD stock cooler okay in a well ventilated case but if air flow is a bit restricted they really struggle.

[@koffeebeanz]

gratz on 500k, I only subbed on Monday and you had 495k!

[@ghost_of_m403]

The chassis they use for their PowerSpec computers is the Lian Li 205M in this case or the 205 (larger version). It is the pre-cursor to the 215 Mesh and it is definitely one of my favorite budget chassis designs of recent years. The exact version that is used in this prebuilt is exclusive to Microcenter I believe.

[@scotisme464]

that box has been in a warehouse on the TOP SHELF for a long time... you can tell how the dust and moisture has weakened the integrity of the external box.

[@person59523]

As a forklift operator I always hate when I have to pull something down from the top racks that's been there so long I forgot it existed.....and it looks like new life has grown on the top boxes.

[@scotisme464]

yeah dude... I work in a warehouse so I know these things

[@shane250]

That's a really good deal. Even if you spend another $40 on a cooler, you're still under $1K.

[@TheSam10pate]

as someone who lives 45 mins from a micro center its one of my absolute favorite stores. ive never bought a prebuilt as i enjoy the build process but i recommend their prebuilts to all my friends, good builds for a good price and no worries about terrible shipping.

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I can't remember how much time has passed since I've seen such a nice pre-built on this channel. Really surprising =).

[@guyfawkes8873]

I love how the only thing anyone had to do to beat every major oem pc builder was build a regular pc with standard ass components…

[@matasa7463]

Lmao they don’t cheap out too much in certain components so they don’t make that much money.

[@RWripposte]

Almost as if beating Thanos only required the Avengers to give him a smartphone with Plague Inc installed

[@clocktechgame4178]

Hello Dawid I love your content and I wanted to say that you very much inspired me to start preparing my own tech channel. Thanks for everything man and great video as always!

[@TheRedGuitarist]

Comment number 6 Good vid

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s awesome! Good luck on your journey as a new channel. 😃

[@clocktechgame4178]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff Thanks a lot Dawid! I really appreciate it. I must admit it's really hard to start because many of my video concepts have already been done by other creators and it is difficult to get inventory on a budget but I really am gonna try and I hope it turns out well. Thanks a lot for appreciating my comment :) By the way do you have any recommendations for a free video editor I could use for videos? Thanks in advance 👍

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@clocktechgame4178 I feel you, I was in the same boat. It was a long, hard journey to find my own voice in my videos. In terms of editing software, I’ve heard the free version of Filmora is pretty good.

[@clocktechgame4178]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff it is pretty good but it has a big ugly watermark covering half of the video which will scare any viewers out. About finding your voice it is true that throughout your videos you have changed a lot and I can't imagine how that journey might be for me but you have ended up as a really unique channel, there really isn't any other tech channel here on KZbin with such fun premises and realization (except maybe MrYeester, but his content is quite different from yours)

[@aberrantxsoul4777]

Nice vid, Dawid I need a music video from you! I always knew u had chops but the ending here confirms it

[@nicky_bobby92]

I have I micro center prebuilt and have been very happy with it. I have been wishing you could review one because I felt they are one of the only prebuilt that are worth the time.

[@belugaking304]

I have that powerspec psu in my current build. It’s great and not even that sketchy, for being $40 at micro center

[@kyles8524]

They seem to be good even though Ive never heard of the brand,EVGA and other companies get lower star reviews on there lower power'd power supplies but powerspec seems to get almost 5 stars (out of 5) on basically all of them.lower power to higher power, which is really good.Its actually the first brand Ive seen to get almost perfect reviews on all tiers of power supplies

[@darthwiizius]

I noticed that it outputs the full 650W on the 12V alone which is usually the difference between cheap exploding PSUs and main brand ones. I would not be surprised if MC are using the same firm as brands like Corsair use to supply them just with different stickers and no glossy modular stuff to increase prices. If you trim out the non essential you can build good stuff at decent prices without compromising basic function and engineering.

[@kyles8524]

@@darthwiizius well multiple rails are usually used on 1000+ watt power supplies from big brands and are very expensive.Multiple 12v rails give the psu stability

[@DJdoppIer]

It's a shame that there aren't more Micro Centers around the country (and in other countries for that matter). The only "physical" store options for most people is Best Buy which, let's face it, is over-priced hot garbage most of the time.

[@Chris-ls1ub]

I was at Best Buy looking for a pc and we just decided to go to the micro center 8 miles away to buy this exact pc lol

[@joemacleod5799]

Being a fellow Canuck I usually hold off on major purchases and go to the Cambridge MA Micro Center...then I sneak thru the woods and run back to the Maritimes giggling like a little schoolgirl. I wish MC would open a Canadian outlet....but I know that prices would instantly go from $400 to $600 on a product, exchange notwithstanding ....we always get hosed....hence the name. Love the channel!

[@feeterican]

I live 15 minutes away from a MicroCenter and I do agree they have a solid option for prebuilt systems. Back in 2008 I got their cheapest option which was around $250 for the whole system, and it came with a Pentium D 3.0GHz - 4GB RAM - 160GB HDD and I tossed in an 8800GT, and it was an OK gaming PC for a few years (it was the guest PC) and back then it played COD 4 perfectly fine and somehow was able to play Crysis with a Vista OS install. Not sure how but it did. I've also had friends buy prebuilts from there and they didn't have any complaints and a full upgrade path since they don't use any proprietary parts.

[@luckyowl10]

This Micro Center prebuild PC is actually well done. It has no problems, no unexpected bottlenecks, no proprietary parts (that's the most shocking) it has 2 stick of RAM (that's even possible on prebuilds? :o). The temperatures are fine, and it's decently quiet (with a 3rd party cooler even more quiet). The big OEMs (Dell, Alienware, HP, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, MSI etc.) should take notes on how to do a good PC from Micro Center.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

HP is very proprietary, but after owning one I have to say they put a lot of thought into their computers. The way the drive bays fold out and whatnot is very nice.

[@luckyowl10]

@@GeneralChangFromDanang and you like it more how HP did that stuff than most industry is doing in it?

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

@@luckyowl10 Depends on what I'm using the computer for. For an office type SFF, I love the way it's designed. If it was a gaming tower, I'd prefer the more open designs.

[@cruelcrow7367]

I think their PSUs come from a company called sirfa, who I believe makes fractals PSUs.

[@AJSHOPE]

I got a PowerSpec G707 about a year and a half ago from Micro Center for $1600. It came with a Ryzen 7 3700X, NVIDIA RTX3070, ASRock X570 Pro 4 Motherboard, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, 1 TB NVME drive, Cooler Master Liquid CPU cooler, a 750W power supply, and in a Lian Li case where the power supply is at the bottom and the fans for the liquid cooler are mounted to the top.

[@turkeybuttsammich]

Daaa-vid! I just discovered your channel and am hooked. You deserve your own show on cable TV. I'd watch the f* out of it. You are a m*ther-f*cking delight. Headed to your patreon now. Keep these vidz coming, please!

[@digitalis2977]

PowerSpecs are definitely solid in the build. They come with NOTHING installed you don't want. Got the wife one back during The Great Drought with a 5900x and a 3070 and have absolutely nothing to complain about.

[@ShadowSlayer1441]

How did you get a 5900x and 3070 prebuilt without a blood sacrifice?

[@manspeej]

@@ShadowSlayer1441 money

[@digitalis2977]

@@manspeej Lots of it. A near soul-crushing $2600 at the time...but it has 3tb assorted storage, 32gb ram, and a 280mm AIO.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@ShadowSlayer1441 The time he stood in line for it made up for the sacrifice. You had to queue to get in the store, take a number, then queue to get out of the store.. 5 hour round trip for something 30 min drive away..

[@digitalis2977]

@@crisnmaryfam7344 Not to rub it in, but No. St. Louis had plenty. We were in town for a different reason, stopped in to look for some parts for my build, I saw it, and I grabbed it.

[@electrohacker]

It looks like the build even with the stock cooler is very balanced. Unlike my builds where i go overboard on the cpu and go midrange on the gpu (but that's on purpose for later use)

[@RGMerkel]

This year was the first time I bought a Microcenter PC ( They didn't have any 3070's I wanted at the time to build my own ) and man, I have been impressed with it. Had everything I wanted minus the CPU which I wish was the 5800X, but all AND ALL. Very happy. Didn't come with a mouse or keyboard which I was ok with. LIAN-LI case too so that was a bonus! I just threw in an AIO for the cpu for the heck of it. Not a shabby pc imho. Came with EVGA 850 watt psu, 16 gig rgb ram ( used my ram from my last pc since I had 4 sticks totaling 32 gig ), Ryzen 5 5600X, X570 Aurus MoBo, EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra. And the lack of STD bloatware was just nice lol

[@MatoVuc]

Noctua U9S chromax black is an amazing luttle compact cooler. Bonus points if you add a second fan. I put it in one of the least breatheable cases, the Corsair Era ITX and it was still quiet and performant

[@roowut]

you mean the fractal design one?

[@Spalato]

As a Croatian I would highly appreciate if my country remained nuke free, we got no oil.

[@Sunlight91]

But you have a beautiful coastline and nice weather.

[@SilverKnight16]

I actually have a MicroCenter pre-built. It's honestly legit--it's got a 5900X and a 3070, and is in a lian li case, I believe.

[@DJ.1001]

The powerspec pcs are built in house at the microcenter stores. They are built with standard parts off the shelf by techs that are from what I can tell extremely vetted and quality assured. If I were interested in a prebuilt they would be my first choice without question.

[@fairycat]

Very nice price. Glad to see Microcenter makes such proper prebuilds.

[@snitchmojo3717]

Super PowerSpec prebuild. My online nitpicking problem is: No rear fan 😂 Also, is there place to add 2.5" ssd??

[@manspeej]

Idk if there is or not but if there isn't one just use some double sided tape behind the motherboard tray, it's an ssd not an hdd so there's no risk of damaging it with sketchy mounting, heck you don't even need the tape just plug in the cables and close the rear panel and have it hanging out behind the motherboard

[@DalaelFaerun]

For the rear fan they use the PSU, which is not good, but usable

[@manspeej]

@@DalaelFaerun yea it sucks the hot air right above the cpu and exhausts it out the back near the power cable

[@margrietwubs3028]

Hi. Stop saying first

[@GoogleAccount-tt5yx]

HELLO DAWID, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, YOUR CHANNEL IS PURE JOY FOR MY PC NERD SOUL! I LOVE YOU!

[@technopackrat]

I have a Microcenter about 20 miles from my home. When graphics cards were impossible to find I ended up buying a loaded Powerspec with RTX3080Ti with Alder Lake i9 and 32GB of memory. It's a beast! I did a clean install of Windows 11 and added 2 hard drives. I was really impressed that they are using major brand components. ASUS TUF X670, EVGA graphics cards, Crucial memory and a WD SSD. Loved it so much I got a similar unit for my son. They've come a long way. Oh and I usually build my own systems and purchase most of the components at Microcenter. Huge fan!!!

[@chrisamon5762]

I was told by a Microcenter employee that their power supplies are made in the same factory as Evga psus!! But I also then had 1 of 3 650w powerspec psu's go bad and take a gpu with it in under a year!!!! But they do honor the warranty and actually replaced both!!!! I love Microcenter!!!!!

[@jtx1059]

I actually have this case. This is the Lian Li Lancool 170M, and it's not even in the Lian Li website... Its actually a pretty good decent case. It can fit a 240mm AIO but there will be some compromises with the top bay itself. Also there is some decent cable management in the back, but all in all, it's great for any budget to Midrange build. The price on this case can fluctuate between the $54-$59 mark, but you can easily get them as Open Boxes. To my knowledge there is one person in the YT PC community who bought the case itself and did a build on it. It's actually interesting and he does a really good job of describing how the build process is.

[@Yuriel1981]

I LOVE my Microcenter, And am frankly there a bit too often lol. But it's because of the quality of their in house products and amazing selection and service. Some of their above-$1000 builds are just amazing. Of course I build my own systems so being impressed by their, frankly, very small integrator service is a good litmus test at least for myself.

[@HELLACRY]

LOL Dawid love the intro, EPIC.

[@ognjenjakovljevic494]

finally a decent prebuild, nice job microcenter!

[@cardinaldriver]

Never realized we have to compete against the console paupers for M.2 drives. Thanks for the Corsair ad. I owned an Xbox One for about a week before building a dedicated monster of a gaming PC. Thought they all had mechanical drives still. BF5 is just buttery on that setup!

[@LifeOfAng1]

By FARRRR my favorite tech youtuber im so happy i found this channel

[@madimart]

I bought one of these PowerSpec prebuilts right around the time the 1080 came out. First one had a Zotac card that was basically DOA, but I took it in and they swapped out the whole PC for one with an MSI card within a few minutes of investigation. The case was pretty shit but I've still got all the guts running in a different case with no issues.

[@IronwingTechHaven]

It's a surprisingly ok prebuilt. The power supply placement is so weird for a new gaming PC though. I love that you go out of your way to order these just to review them.

[@NoahDoane]

That case is sold as the Lian Li 205 (there's a 205M that is microATX) and it's one of my favorite cases. It's priced very well at Microcenter.

[@juanignacioaschura9437]

For anyone asking: The OEM for those PowerSpec PSUs is Sirfa. The case is the Lian Li LANCOOL 170M.

[@derbagger22]

You just made me die a little with the Mice and Men reference. I was scarred as a kid by that story. I've been able to forget all about it until now. dammit

[@ioannispoulakas8730]

Really cool system for such a price. I guess it will be able to do 1440p/high. Micro center looks like a really good shop, too bad we don't have it in Europe. P.S. Dawid you can include a frametime graph in RTSS as well. It would be useful to judge gaming smoothness. Thanks a lot for the great content!!

[@rb1042]

off topic, but you could easily be my most entertaining pc youtube type guy that I watch. Please keep up the good work sir.

[@arthurgrebler]

I bought a micro center PC in August and have been happy since.

[@Jacobsideways64]

Sloppy seconds air got me dying! Dawid metaphors are the best.

[@jay_Jalapeno]

PowerSpec PC are actually pretty damn good for the price. I always recommend powerspec for a prebuilt , they are almost always on sale and barely more than building it yourself . my 850watt modular powerspec PSU has been running for a year straight with a 3080 and a 3060 . playing and mining when not in use . the OEM is either EVGA , gskils or corsair from what I heard from a friend at Boston micro center. I bought prebuilt once and I got a cooler master psu in a power spec . they are cheap because i think they are built in store all in all I run alot of power spec stuff in my PCs and I've owned one of their prebuilts and have 2 family members with one each . hands down a reliable inexpensive brand and is honestly my go to if I see something I need in powerspec

[@fleetwoodmacklemore]

I got my prebuilt from Microcenter, it was a great deal and it was well-configured and built.

[@mikegrady9727]

dude you are so freaky funny! ty! this show is very creative and quite enjoyable

[@JDD_Tech_MODS]

Love the STALKER theme at the beginning!!!

[@wingman-1977]

That case is Lian Li 170m. They use the very same components that they sell in the stores to build those rigs. I bought one in 2016 (I can’t remember the model # but it has a i5-6600K with a GTX1070, 16GB of RAM clocked at 3000MHz and a 480GB SSD as the boot drive).

[@rdp4079]

I still build my own PC's because I like picking individual parts and enjoy the building process, but I've recommended PowerSpec PC's to several friends. Name brand components at a price that's hard to beat. I'm lucky to live within driving distance of two Micro Centers and they have the best prices I've found on PC parts.

[@TheBlesavigogo]

Dawid, greetings from a fan from the mentioned Croatia :)

[@juanc.3372]

in the microcenter near me in the US you can shop the isles pick out all your PC parts and they will build the PC for you for a fee usally around 100 USD